[pct-l] Mountain house repackaging

[Jim Banks]

David, there is a lot of wasted air space and packaging material in those MH
packages.  You will want to repackage in advance, especially when you are
carrying a bear canister.  I repackage them and then save one of the empty
foil pouches which folds up very flat when empty.  Then when I am ready for
dinner I just dump one of the zip lock bags into the foil pouch and pour the
boiling water in.  I find this works better than pouring the water into a
zip lock because the foil pouches have a bottom that allows you to stand
them up while the contents are rehydrating and they are less likely to get a
hole poked in them from your fork or knife while stirring.  Then I rinse out
the foil pouch and it is ready for the next day.  

I-Beam

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On Behalf Of David Tamblyn
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 10:34 AM
To: Jeffrey Olson
Cc: Pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Mountain house repackaging

When you are hiking, and before you actually add the water, is the MH mix
still in the original pkg or did you repackage to (?) in advance to save
wt/space?  

Dave



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On Mar 14, 2013, at 10:15 AM, Jeffrey Olson <jolson at olc.edu> wrote:

> I repackage mountain house dinners.  Iput them in a quart zip loc 
> freezer bag and put boiling water into the bag and let it sit.  It 
> works just fine.  I can't attest to how long the food lasts out of the 
> original package...
> 
> Jeff...
> 
> On 3/14/2013 11:06 AM, Patrick Seibt wrote:
>> Has anyone repackaged their Mountain House meals? If so, how long do 
>> they last and do they work the aamevout of the package?
>> 
>> Patrick aka Texas Poo
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